‘Travel & Tourism’ Features

Now that the homes damaged in the 2008 floods have been cleared away along River St./Hwy 136 in the village of Rock Springs just west of Baraboo, things are looking a bit well.., vacant.

A bit of time has passed since Pafrey's Glen State Natural Area was closed again due to recent flood damage.  I checked on the status of the glen yesterday with Devil's Lake State Park superintendent Steve Schmelzer.  It's important to note that the small bridges put in place after the 2008 flood (And washed out ...

So what do I do when not sitting around the computer writing about nature and outdoor recreation in our area?  Well, over the last couple months I've been putting a pair of Sabino Trail Mid GTX trail running shoes by Montrail to the test out on the trails of Devil's Lake State Park.  Click here ...

Another traditional summer event is in the books!  For the most part the weather played nice for Downtown Baraboo's Old Fashioned Day event. We hope you had a good time if you were able to attend. We've posted a photo gallery over on Flickr for those of you who didn't get a chance to attend. ...

A Flash Flood Watch continues in Sauk County through this afternoon into tomorrow morning. Thunderstorms will again roll across the area through tonight bringing an additional 1-3 inches of rain.  Currently the Baraboo river while still higher than normal, is staying below flood stage at both the Rock Springs & West Baraboo gauges. The river ...

Updated 7/22 - Flash Flood Watch again as inches of rain are predicted to fall in the Baraboo area while the river is already just below alert stage.  Outside this morning the rain has already began to fall. A flood warning continues overnight for sections of the Baraboo river in Sauk County including the river at ...

Despite the occasional evening rain shower the 2010 Sauk County Fair went off without a hitch.  We've put a little slide show together offering the sights of the midway from the quiet moments right after the gates open until the nights really get rockin' under the colorful lights of the rides and attractions.  Um, did ...

A bit of light rain did little to dampen the Baraboo fireworks display last evening.  For the most part the rain held off until well after midnight, allowing 4th of July parties to go on without interruption.  The summer fun will just keeping right on rolling this week as the Sauk County Fair kicks off  ...

While attendance was reported as way down for the air show held at the Baraboo/Wisconsin Dells airport over the weekend, crowds did seem to show up for Spring Green's annual arts and crafts fair.  On Saturday the streets of Spring Green were filled with amazing works by area artists while live music filled the air.  ...

The annual Baraboo-Dells Air Show will take place this weekend from June 25-27, 2010 at the Baraboo-Dells Municipal Airport, located at 3440 South Hwy 12, in Baraboo, Wisconsin.  Daily tickets are Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for children and kids under 5 are free.  There is also a Friday night show beginning at ...